Stories by Jennifer Bendery:
March 4, 2011
Rep. Michele Bachmann is calling on President Barack Obama and House Democratic leaders to say “I’m sorry” for attaching mandatory spending to health care reform.
March 4, 2011
The White House’s first compromise in the debate over keeping the government funded this year — a proposal to make $6.5 billion in cuts — is “unacceptable” and “unserious,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Friday.
March 3, 2011
Congressional Republican leaders are now saying they will attend Thursday’s afternoon meeting with White House officials and Democratic leaders on the budget.
March 2, 2011
White House efforts to bring Congressional leaders together Thursday to kick off bipartisan budget talks are already hitting a wall: GOP leaders are signaling they won’t be there.
March 2, 2011
President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that he is dispatching top White House officials to “begin meeting immediately” with Congressional leaders to hash out a final budget for the year.
March 2, 2011
President Barack Obama is hoping to reprise his role as deal-maker-in-chief in the budget standoff simmering on Capitol Hill.
March 1, 2011
President Barack Obama called Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Tuesday to discuss progress on the continuing resolution aimed at averting a government shutdown Friday.
Feb. 28, 2011
The White House signaled support for House Republicans’ two-week continuing resolution Monday but warned Congress against making a habit of passing short-term spending measures.
Feb. 28, 2011
President Barack Obama threw a bone to governors Monday by announcing his support for a proposal to give states more flexibility in rolling out the health care overhaul — a move that is already being chalked up as a gimmick by some Senate Republicans.
Feb. 27, 2011
Signaling hope that Congress can avert a government shutdown, Senate Budget Chairman Kent Conrad said Sunday that House Republicans’ two-week spending proposal is “acceptable” while lawmakers negotiate a longer-term plan.
Feb. 27, 2011
Two key Senators on foreign policy criticized President Barack Obama on Sunday for not taking a more aggressive stance toward Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s crackdown on political protesters, with one calling for arming Libyans to form a new government.
Feb. 23, 2011
President Barack Obama condemned the recent violence in Libya as “outrageous and unacceptable” and called on the international community Wednesday to “speak with one voice” in support of the Libyan people.
Feb. 23, 2011
Vice President Joseph Biden is headlining a “birthday lunch” fundraiser for Rep. Carolyn Maloney on Wednesday.
Feb. 23, 2011
President Barack Obama concluded Wednesday that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional and instructed the Justice Department to stop defending it in court — a major shift in Obama's stance on an issue that has dogged him throughout his presidency.
Feb. 15, 2011
Even on his way out the door, White House Legislative Affairs Director Phil Schiliro still won’t take credit for his role in making the 111th Congress one of the most productive in decades.
Feb. 15, 2011
President Barack Obama defended his budget Tuesday against GOP criticisms during a last-minute press conference.
Feb. 9, 2011
President Barack Obama hosted his second meeting with Republican leaders in less than a week Wednesday, a move that comes just days before the House takes up its first major spending battle of the new Congress.
Feb. 7, 2011
President Barack Obama continued his campaign to win over the business community with a speech at the U.S. Chamber of the Commerce on Monday — a move that didn’t appear to earn much support from House Republican leaders.
Feb. 6, 2011
When Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) decided to run for Minority Leader after Democrats lost the House in November, she wanted to get the news out fast and cast a wide net. So she tweeted it.
Feb. 4, 2011
Entertainers Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony will be among the more than 100 guests at President Barack Obama’s Super Bowl party on Sunday.
Feb. 2, 2011
President Barack Obama will meet with two key Senators on Wednesday as he begins his effort to move forward on issues with bipartisan support after the State of the Union.
Feb. 1, 2011
Hours after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced Tuesday that he would not seek re-election, President Barack Obama said the U.S. ally must begin making major changes to his government immediately if he wants to preserve stability in his country.
Feb. 1, 2011
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced Tuesday that he will not seek another term in September after 30 years of rule, a move that caps a week of scrambling by the Obama administration to respond to growing political unrest in Cairo.
Jan. 31, 2011
Jon Huntsman, the U.S. ambassador to China, submitted a letter of resignation Monday amid speculation that he may be pursuing a Republican presidential bid in 2012.
Jan. 31, 2011
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs dodged questions Monday about the administration’s stance on the political unrest in Cairo and insisted that the people of Egypt, not the United States, must decide if and how they want to install a new president.
